Politics of the Republic of Cyprus takes place in a framework of a presidentialrepresentative democraticrepublic, whereby the President of Cyprus is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the House of Representatives. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Cyprus is a divided island. Since 1974, the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus has controlled the south two thirds, and the Turkish occupied and controlled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus only officially recognized by Turkey, the northern one-third. The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has continued as the sole internationally-recognized authority on the island (as well as the UK being internationally recognized with respect to the SBAs), though in practice its power extends only to the government controlled area.

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The European economic crisis has crashed down upon the small nation of Cyprus. A second “bailout” was announced on March 25 after mass protests shook Cyprus over the terms of a first proposal only eight days earlier. The revised austerity terms, however, are bound to result in further protests as unemployment, service cuts and recession […]